Fehmi Keçe

Chapter 3 94 Psychomotor speed For psychomotor speed, LDST (Letter Digit Substitution Test) (10), PPT (Purdue Pegboard Test) (8) and TMT Part A were used. Psychomotor speed was also tested with STROOP Cards 1 and 2, the number of correct and wrong responses were counted. With LDST, the patient needs to correctly substitute numbers for letters within a time frame of 60 seconds. PPT measures the manual dexterity and bimanual coordination. In the first trial, the patient needs to place pegs in holes with one hand as quickly as possible. In the second trial, both hands need to be used to place 2 objects on each other. The test can be performed for the dominant or non-dominant hand. A longer duration indicates lower performance. With STROOP Card 1, the patient needs to read names of colors printed in black ink. Anxiety and depression HADS (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale)(11) measures anxiety and depression on a questionnaire with 14 items on a 4-point scale. Higher scores indicate more severe anxiety and/or depression.